… semi-forested areas of Central America, firespike bush ( Odontonema strictum ‘Panama Purple’) is a showy tropical shrub with sparse, stiff branches that grow straight up to about 6 feet. It has glossy, dark-green leaves with wavy margins and long, pointed tips. The 4- to 6-inch long oblong leaves are arranged opposite each other along the stem. In summer … tubular flowers; the two-lipped, symmetrical individual flowers are about 1-inch long. It is one of the few such showy flowers to bloom in autumn. The firespike bush is very popular with …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial grows to a height of 3 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions It has … and rose blooms that attract butterflies from May through August and belongs in a border. It is native to the Midwest. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This clump-forming perennial grows to a height of 2 feet with full sun and dry soil conditions. … purple blooms that attract butterflies from May through August and belongs in a border. It is native to the Midwest. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This tree needs full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions to thrive. In March and April … it produces insignificant green blooms. It has attractive red, orange, and yellow foliage in the fall. It is a specimen. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This bulb grows to a height of 1 foot with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has blue and white blooms in May and June. It belongs in a border or a ground cover and is native to the Midwest. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This evergreen ornamental grass rarely flowers, and when it does, the flowers are insignificant. It needs partial shade to full shade and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of about 18 inches. It is good as a ground cover. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This mounded evergreen shrub needs full sun to partial shade and moderate soil conditions to reach a size of about 3 feet. Use in the landscape where an evergreen mounded shrub of limited height and spread is desired. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Deep dark intense purple flowers are highlighted with a yellow fringed lip on this non-hardy terrestrial orchid. Use in the landscape where ever a spot of months long tropical color is needed. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… One seed source advises to chill the seeds in order to germinate; heat will inhibit germination. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: The snipe is a common, medium-sized shorebird, most often seen on Marsh Island in the Dixon Prairie or along sedge covered shorelines. …
Type: Birding
